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DC public charter schools ARE public schools. Our mission The DC Charter School Alliance serves as the unifying voice for the District of Columbias public charter schools driving strategic advocacy and promoting collective action to champion policies that advance a thriving highquality education system for our diverse community of learners. The DC Charter School Alliance is dedicated to supporting and advocating for the robust charter school sector in our nations capital and the nearly half of public school students they serve. Nearly half of students served by charter schools are designated at risk of academic failure and nine out of every 10 students are Black or Brown.